Manchester Communication Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Manchester (Manchester).
Attainment 8
44.9
▼ 1.3 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
42.2%
▼ 4pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
92.1%
▲ 0.5pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
13.4
▼ 3.3 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
63.1%
▲ 36pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
19.5%
▲ 5pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
103%
1,240 / 1,200 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Good
last graded, 2024
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).WELCOME to MCA Welcome to Manchester Communication Academy, a mixed, non-selective school serving local children.
Enrichment
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Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 136105
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Blackley and Middleton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2010
Governing body (10 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Muter | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatou Tall | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Claire Griffiths | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Niall Beard | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Helen Brooks | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Sorin Stanescu | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Saheed Lawal | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Alan Mulvany | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Joanne Davies | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Susan Watmough | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
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